TORONTO – Canada’s public aptitude leader suggested that citizens continue to make a “collective effort” to combat the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday, as parts of the country are ready for new rounds of restrictions to curb the spread of the virus.
Dr. Theresa Tam acknowledged that confusion over appropriate public aptitude measures is understandable given that the pandemic is developing otherwise in other provinces and territories.
But she is under pressure that Canadians will have to “reduce the number of close contacts face to face” and adhere to public fitness practices.
“There is no quick fix and COVID-19 will disappear, so public aptitude focuses on the sustainability of the reaction until the end of the pandemic, balancing the consequences of physical, social and economic fitness,” Tam said in a press release Saturday. .
“What is certain is that our reaction requires a collective effort. Everyone’s movements count. “
Canada continued to rise to the 200,000-case mark with 196,324 shown reported across the country on Saturday.
Canada recorded 9,746 virus-related deaths.
On Friday, the Manitoba government announced that it would impose greater restrictions on COVID-19 in Winnipeg on Monday, while the Ontario government plans to do the same in The York Domain north of Toronto.
Restrictions on the number of long-term care homes in the region also came into effect on Saturday, the Ontario government said.
Manitoba reported 85 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, for a total of 3,258, with 1,572 cured and 38 deaths.
With a build-up of cases there, the province is imposing new restrictions in the Winnipeg metropolitan area, starting Monday and lasting two weeks.
The new regulations in Winnipeg restrict people’s meetings to five and stipulate that drinks halls, bingo halls and casinos will have to close, while restaurants, lounges, retail stores, museums and libraries will be restricted to a portion of their capacity.
In Ontario, which on Saturday reported 805 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 new virus-like deaths, the Toronto-area public fitness unit imposed stricter restrictions on local long-term care homes.
The new ban for all essential visitors and caregivers is in place in the York region, which faces an upward trend in COVID-19 cases.
Starting Monday, the York region will also sign up for the other 3 COVID-19 hotspots in the province to return to a modified phase 2 of the pandemic protocol for 28 days.
Toronto, the Peel region, and Ottawa were subjected to restrictions as higher instances a week ago.
The amended Stage 2 includes gyms and final cinemas, a ban on dining inside restaurants or bars, and a limit for public meetings of 10 other people indoors and 25 other people outdoors.
Ontario now has a total of 63,713 cases of COVID-19, of which 54,686 are resolved and 3,041 are deaths.
Quebec continued to publish the number of new COVID-19 diagnoses in the country, reporting 1,279 new cases on Saturday.
With other approaches across the country, while schools and some businesses remain open, the scenario is “complicated” and delicate for individuals, families and public fitness authorities, Tam said.
But we want each and every user we meet to “bring with them a total network of contacts,” he added.
“So, as far as possible, I urge you to reduce encounters with others outdoors from your close contacts consistently and reliably,” Tam said.
“I specifically urge you to avoid such encounters in enclosed and crowded environments with limited ventilation. It’s hard to separate them, but that’s what will make us stronger, stronger and more able to exercise publicly in autumn and winter. “
This Canadian Press report was first published on October 17, 2020.